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BLSSalary

Construction and Extraction Occupations Salary Guide (2025)

Official BLS wage data for 60 occupations · May 2025

Occupations
60
Group Avg Mean
$61,981
Top Earner
$52,030

All Construction and Extraction Occupations Occupations

OccupationAnnual Mean
Construction Laborers$52,030
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,450
Electricians$71,490
Carpenters$65,630
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$66,290
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$72,170
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$55,420
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,050
Highway Maintenance Workers$53,080
Construction and Building Inspectors$77,730
Roofers$58,140
Sheet Metal Workers$67,850
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$63,600
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$70,280
Helpers--Electricians$44,080
Glaziers$59,720
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$68,280
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$56,430
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,200
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$54,740
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$43,730
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,470
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$59,000
Tile and Stone Setters$59,250
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$59,930
Pipelayers$54,700
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$57,900
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,500
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$55,130
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$65,530
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$45,140
Fence Erectors$50,530
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$109,820
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$61,760
Helpers--Carpenters$44,050
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$68,740
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$62,830
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$62,050
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$50,920
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$65,050
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$66,060
Carpet Installers$56,990
Tapers$72,710
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$72,130
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$60,210
Boilermakers$80,090
Stonemasons$60,710
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$42,440
Helpers--Extraction Workers$50,620
Helpers--Roofers$45,150
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$71,240
Extraction Workers, All Other$57,890
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$66,640
Floor Sanders and Finishers$52,460
Rock Splitters, Quarry$51,500
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$69,860
Pile Driver Operators$80,710
Roof Bolters, Mining$78,100
Paperhangers$53,730
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers$84,920
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Public domain · Not affiliated with BLS.